Tan Zhongyi
| Tan Zhongyi | |
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| Country | China |
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29 May 1991 Chongqing, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2515 (May 2017) |
| Peak rating | 2518 (March 2016) |
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Representing  China
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| Women's Chess | ||
| Summer Universiade | ||
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2011 Shenzhen | Individual |
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2011 Shenzhen | Mixed team |
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2013 Kazan | Mixed team |
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2013 Kazan | Individual |
Tan Zhongyi (Chinese: 谭中怡; born 29 May 1991 in Chongqing) is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). She is the current Women's World Chess Champion.
Tan won the World Youth U10 Girls Chess Championship twice, in 2000 and 2001, both held in Oropesa del Mar. In 2002, she won the World Youth U12 Girls Chess Championship in Heraklion.
In August–September 2008 at the Women's World Chess Championship she was knocked out in the second round by Pia Cramling by 0.5-1.5.
In 2011, she won the women's chess tournament at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzen, contributing to China's team gold medal. Tan won the Women's World University Chess Championship of 2012 in Guimarães. In 2013, she won the 3rd China Women Masters Tournament in Wuxi with a score of 6.5/9 points, 1.5 ahead of runners-up Valentina Gunina and Huang Qian. In 2014 Tan won the Asian Women's Blitz Championship in Sharjah.
In May 2015 she won the Chinese Women's Chess Championship in Xinghua. The following month, Tan won the 5th China Women Masters Tournament with 7/9, a full point ahead of second-placed Lei Tingjie. In August 2015, she won the Asian Women's Rapid Championship in Al Ain. On December 1, 2015, Tan Zhongyi won the 1st China Chess Queen Match, a knockout tournament held in Taizhou, Zhejiang, after defeating Ju Wenjun in the final in an armageddon game.
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